WHAT IS YAJNOPAVEETHA,HOW TO WEAR IT AND HOW TO REMOVE OLS UPAVEETHA
YAJNOPAVEETHA
DHAARANA VIDHI
Friends,
We can find mention of YAJNOPAVEETHA in THAITHAREEYA AARANYAKA, SHATHAPATHA BRAHHAHMANA, and SAMHITHA BHAAGAH.
This SACRED THREAD which is called NEEVEETHA VIDHI when one has to wear the UPAVEETHA is like a garland on our neck without going through Right or Left Shoulders. This way of wearing is when we perform RISHI THARPPANA.
UPAVEETHI is as we generally wear the UPAVEETHA i.e. through the left shoulders.
PRACHEENA VEETHI another method of wearing the Upaveetha by wearing it through the right shoulders. THIS IS DONE ONLY WHEN WE PERFORM PITHRU THARPPANA.
Herein I am giving the details given by one Sri. VISWAMITHRAN :- When performing the death ceremonies or ancestors worship it is worn as Prachīnavītam where the Yajñopavītam is worn above the right shoulder and under the left arm.
So in tune to this the garment (Anga vastram) is worn as Upaveetham style over the left shoulder and under the right arm.
An uttariya is a part of dress s scarf-like, and descends from the back of the neck to be flexible to curl around both arms, and can be used to drape the top half of the body. Whenever a person wants to change the style to Upaveetha to Nivitha style this will be comfortable.
Previously all the cultural systems across the country advocated this way of wearing clothes. This could also solve the purpose of concealing the structure of the body. Even today we can see old people, wearing Kaccham as traditional dress. Women wear kanchukam (Blouse) and then cover that by Upaveetham.”
Now one Upaveetha is used by BRAMACHARINS, and TWO UPAVEETHAS are used by GRAHASTHAS and SOME WEAR THREE UPAVEETAS, The third being worn for and on behalf of UTHAREEYA.
Friends, You will be surprised to know about the measurement and who is to make the thread. The thread should be (THREE ALTOGETHER ) of the person’s height. These three fold of one YAJNOPAVEETHA represents all THRIGUNAS ( SATHVA, RAJAS and THAMO in Sanskrit ( सत्व गुणा , रजोःगुणा, तमो गुणः )
WHO SHOULD MAKE YAJNOPAVEETHA : “The yajnopavitha is spun by a virgin dwija lady and twisted by adwija uttering Gayatri Mantra. The composition of entire thread is asymbolic representation.” Again “ the upavitam can be made by any brAhmana-woman. Tradition favours a
kanyA.

smR^itisAre -- kanyayA nirmitam shubham.
bR^ihaspatiH -- jIva-bhartR^ikayA nAryA brAhmaNyA sUtrakam kRitam.
bodhAyanaH -- brAhmana-kanyayA brAhmanavidhavayA vA nirmitam sUtram.

It is made of 3 strands, each made of 3, with one knot

shrutiH -- nava vai tR^ivR^it.
kAtyAyanaH -- trivR^itam ca upavItam syAt tasya ekaH granthiH iShyate.

A devata resides on each strand: OM, agni, nAga, soma, pitR^i,
prajApati, vAyu, sUrya, vishvedevAH.

OMkAra-agnishca nAgashca somaH piR^i-prajApatI.
vAyuH sUryo vishvedevAH itete tantu-devatAH.

Each of these nine devatas, is invoked in the nine threads, and
the trinity is invoked [in the knot]. (Though Apastambins don't seem to do
it any more, this is still practiced by some friends of mine who follow
Bodhayana. They do an entire shoDashopacAra pujA before dhAraNam).

abhimantrya atha bhUH agnim ceti varga-trayam tribhiH.
hari-brahma-IshvarebhyaH ca praNamya AvAhayet iti..
and it is worn with the standard mantra

yaGYopavItam ityAdi-mantraH syAt avadhAraNe.
yaGYopavIta-mantreNa vyAhR^ityA vA api dhArayet..

a brahmacAri wears one yagyopavita, a snAtaka wears 2 or more

devalaH -- brahmacAriNaH ekam syAt snAtasya dve bahUni vA.

the yaGYopavIta must always be worn

bhR^iguH -- sadA upavItinA bhAvyam.

if it gets entangled in any hair, remove it, and purify it with water
and gayatri.”
As far as GAYATHRI MANTHRA is concerned the more number of GAYATHI JAPAM will give more mental satisfaction.


Now YAJNOPAVEETHA DHARANA MANTHRA :
SANKALPAM : (1) AACHAMANAM Then SHUKLAMBHARADHARM VISHNUM SHASI VARNAM CHATHURBHUJAM, PRASANNA VADANAM DYAYETH SARVA VIGNA UPASHAANTHAYE. THE OM BHOO + BOORBHUVASSUVAROM. MOMOPAATHAA SAMASTHA DURITHAKSHAYA DWARAA SRI. PARAMESWARA PREETHYARTHTHAM, SREE MAHAA VISHNU PREETHYRTHTHAM SAMASTHA DEVATHAANPREETHYARTHAM…………..NAAMASAMVATHSARE……………..AYANE…………..RITHAU………..MAASE……………..PAKSHE…………THITHTHAOU …………VAASARA YUKTHAAYAAM………….. NAKSHATHRA YUKTHAAYAAM SHUBHA THITHTHAU SRAUTHA SMAARTHA VIHITHA SADAACHAARA NITHYAKARMAANUSHTAANA YOGYATHAA SIDYARTHAM YAJNOPAVEETHA DHAARANAM KARISHEY :-

TOUCH YOUR TOP OF THE HEAD< ( SHIRAS) AND SAY YAJNOPAVEETHA-MANTHRASYA,TOUCH FOREHEAD AND SAY PARABRAHMA RISHI, TOUCH NOSE AND SAY THRISHTUP CHANDAH,TOUCH MIDDLE PORTION OF THE CHEST AND SAY, PARAMAATHMAA DEVATHAAH YAJNOPAVEETHA DHAARANE VINIYOGAH. :-

For BRAHMACHARIS ONLY ONE UPAVEETHAM : YAJNOPAVEETHAM PARAMAM PAVITHRAM PRAJAPATHE
YA: SSAHAJAM PURASTHAAD, AAYUSHYAM AGRIYAM, PRATHIMUNJA SHUBRAM YAJNOPAVEETHAM BALAM ASTHU THEJHA :

FOR GRUHASTHAS : WHILE WEARING THE SECOND UPAVEETHA, AFTERBALAMASTHU TEJAH : ,SAY MAMA GRHASTHAASRAMA PHALA SIDDYARTHAM AND THOSE WEARING THE THIRD UPAVEETHAM ADD as above MAMA UTHTHAREEYAARTHTHE. THEN PERFORM ACHAMANAM.TO REMOVE OLD UPAVEETHAM MANTHRA TO BE CHANTED :-

UPAVEETHAM BHINNATHANTHU JEERNAM KASHMALDOOSHTHAM
VISRUJAAMI PUNAR BRAHMA VARCHO DEERGHAAYURASTHU ME. BY SAYING THIS MANTHRA REMOVE THE OLD UPAVEETHAM AND THROUGH IT IN WATER. Again perform ACHAMANAM and CHANT GAYATHRI MANTHRA AS MUCH AS ONE CAN.

Regards and Namskarams,

P.R.RADHAKRISHNAN

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